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Off t o t h e Races A look at 2 0 0 8 presidential hopefuls
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They Were Thieves Musical spotlight
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'New York, New York' 4 Students studying in New York share tales of the Big Apple. Break on a Budget Road trips that won't break the bank
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Super Sunday 8 Football fans at Hope reveal Super Bowl XL! predictions
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"SPERA IN DEO"
BRIEF
FINANCE VP TO RETIRE
Barry Werkman ('64), vice president for finance, will be retiring after 39 years of service to Hope College. Werkman served as faculty member prior to joining the administrative team, and the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center at 100 East Eighth Street was named in his honor. "I knew from previous converstalions that (his) retirement was imminent, but I accept it with reluctance," said President James Bultman ('63). PREPARING FOR OFF C A M P U S STUDY
There will be two opportunities this week for students interested in studying off campus in the coming year. For students, interested in domestic off-campus study, there will be an informational meeting about Hope's Washington Honors Semester for spring 2008 on Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. in the fourth floor Lubbers Loft. Political science professor Jeff Polet will be hosting the session, and past student participants will be available, to answer questions. Students from all departments are welcome. The French department will be hosting a panel featuring students recently returned from France and Senegal on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Herrick Room in DeWitt Center. NCAA PRESIDENT TO VISIT
Myles Brand, president of the N C A A , will be visiting campus Feb. 7 in honor of Hope's 50 years of membership in the NCAA. Brand will address several campus groups, attend a luncheon with faculty members and speak briefly before the Hope vs. Calvin basketball game at DeVos Fieldhouse at 8 p.m.
Kristie Moote STAFF W R I T E R
At least a semester's worth of hard work for many students culminated Jan. 29 in the DeVos Fieldhouse with Hope College's sixth annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research. The event began with an address by keynote speaker Dr. • Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, associate professor of psychology. " T h e purpose of the keynote address is to celebrate studentfaculty collaborations—the collaborations 1 have been blessed to have with so many students personally—and to highlight the imPHOTO EDITOR DAVID MOORE portance of persevering through STUDY BREAK — Gabe Courey ( 4 10) and f r i e n d s use old Phelps t r a y s as sleds In t h e the challenges of scholarship r e c e n t snow w h i l e t a k i n g a b r e a k f r o m h o m e w o r k . while enjoying the benefits of doing so," Witvliet said. This high opinion of research did not end with Witvliet. Jessica Vickery ('08), worked with Dr. Aaron Best in the biology department on the gene cobD Bind (Pun Intended): Whither the of English, in " T h e Windows to Paige Calamari and its work in vitamin B12 synRCA and C R C ? " Utilizing remote STAFF WRITER Other Worlds." thesis. keypads, the audience discovered Those attending the event Topics ranging from N a m i a " W h e n I first got the project the demographic of those in the could also take part in Dr. Roger to clean drinking water were description I wanted to burst into room and were able to participate Veldman's discussion, "The featured Saturday at the 28th tears because I didn't know what in a discussion concerning Challenge of Aircraft Hardening." annual Winter Happening. T h e was going on, but after workdoctrine and practices. Social Veldman, an associate professor of series of seminars, led by Hope ing on it for a semester, I know issues were the most divisive the engineering department, spoke College faculty, introduced a what I'm talking about and I feel between the two denominations. about the research developments variety of topics to the public at smarter," Vickery said. The seminars continued with to improve commercial aircraft no cost. Presentations also included an in-depth look at the restoration safety. The day began by taking a research from the departments o f process of Dimnent Memorial Professors of psychology, look through the eyes of worldphysics, history, political science, Chapel's Skinner organ, presented Dr. Donald Luidens and Dr. renowned author, C. S. Lewis, by Dr. Huw Lewis, professor chemistry, education, kinesiology Roger Nemeth led an interactive with the help of Dr. Peter and modem and classical lanS E E HAPPENING, P A G E 4 discussion concerning "Ties That Schakel, chair of the department guages. Some of the research was.internationally themed. George Khoury ( ' 0 9 ) reTHE REAL LIFE searched why Albert Camus reKaitlin Kessie "TAZ" Rachel mained neutral during the AlgeSTAFF W R I T E R Reenstra ('91) berian War for Independence. As a Rachel Reenstra ('91) g a n as a comedipart of the research for his presenrecently b e c a m e the host of a new enne and is now tation, Khoury read four works by s h o w on Animal Planet. 4 'Ms. s t a r r i n g in an AniCamus in the original French. Adventure" gives a' comedic mal Planet series, " O n e of the most difficult outlook to what h u m a n s can " M s . Adventure." things about the research was learn f r o m animal behavior. "The only expereading in between the lines be' ' M s . 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